Obama: Calling terrorists Islamic extremists 'accomplishes nothing'

  • 8 years ago
Barack Obama took Donald Trump and those who criticize him to task for not labeling terrorists who harm America "Islamic extremists." Obama held a press conference Tuesday talking about the recent Orlando massacre over the weekend and addressed where America goes from here. "What exactly would using this label accomplish? What exactly could it change? Would it make ISIL less committed to trying to kill Americans? Would it bring in more allies? Is there a military strategy that is served by this?" Later on, Obama criticized Trump's proposed ban on Muslims, saying "there's no magic to the phrase 'radical Islam.' It's a political talking point."

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